Jay Bird Women's Oxford House

About this Recovery Home

Oxford House Jay Bird: Sober Living in Mount Vernon, Illinois

Listed at 514 Jay Dr, Mount Vernon, IL, Oxford House Jay Bird is a peer-run recovery residence for women, including women with children. The house reports space for 7 residents and 2 reported openings. Jefferson County covers this address.

Oxford House Jay Bird in Mount Vernon — current listing information

• Address: 514 Jay Dr, Mount Vernon, IL 62864
• County: Jefferson
• Resident group: women, including women with children
• Reported capacity: 7 residents
• Reported vacancies: 2 reported openings
• Interview schedule: Tuesday at 5:30pm
• Contact: Contact Lindsey at (618) 681-7553
• House phone: (618) 204-5447
• Map: View the reported location

At 7 beds it is smaller than most of the 131 Oxford Houses listed in Illinois. The last report put 5 of those 7 beds in use, leaving 2 reported openings. Interview times are listed as Tuesday at 5:30pm. Contact Lindsey at (618) 681-7553 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.

What a bed costs in Illinois, and what help exists

Sober living in Illinois typically runs around $170 a week. Because Oxford House members share the home's real expenses instead of paying rent, this house's share may sit above or below that; only the residents can say. For scale, renting privately in Illinois has a median gross rent of $1,274 a month. For those who cannot pay, IDHS/SUPR Recovery Home contracts and CORS and WARM settlement peer-support grants are among the state-funded routes used. Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Use Prevention an is the state agency that oversees this funding.

How the Oxford House model works

Oxford Houses are self-governing households, financially self-supporting and alcohol- and drug-free by charter. New members are voted in by a house vote, so an opening is not the same thing as an acceptance.

Is sober living regulated in Illinois?

Licensing in Illinois applies in certain cases only, and peer-run homes usually sit outside it. Illinois Association of Extended Care (IAEC) runs the voluntary certification scheme as the state's NARR affiliate. Because Oxford Houses are chartered nationally by Oxford House, Inc. rather than certified locally, they seldom show on a state registry. Illinois publishes its certified-residence directory. The federal Fair Housing Act applies, as does Illinois Fair Housing Law (Human Rights Act) (775 Illinois Compiled Statutes Section 5/3-102).

Nearby Oxford Houses in Mount Vernon and Jefferson County

The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Wade in Mt. Vernon, about 0.6 miles away; Oxford House Ascend in Mt. Vernon, about 0.8 miles away; Oxford House Oakwood in Mt. Vernon, about 1.0 mile away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 2 in Mount Vernon, 8 across Jefferson County, 131 in Illinois. Browse recovery housing in Mount Vernon or sober living across Illinois.

Directory data was last refreshed 08/31/2026. Openings and interview times change without notice. Check with the residents before relying on any of it.